After trying unsuccessfully to blow down the Pygg brothers’ house of brick, Wilfong the wolf decides to wait them out; after all, they can’t stay inside forever. He’s soon less interested in eating the Pyggs than in joining all their fun, eagerly calling through the window as the brothers play games and tell jokes. Then winter comes and Wilfong freezes solid. With the arrival of spring it’s not just Wilfong but his relationship with the Pyggs that warms. The brothers aren’t ready to completely embrace Wilfong—he is a wolf after all—but they are willing to consider that he’s changed his ways. Wilfong proves he is trustworthy time and time again, and after he saves the brothers from a horde of hungry wolves, the Pyggs realize Wilfong is a friend indeed. Brenda Seabrooke’s charming chapter book features illustrations by Liz Callen that are perfectly suited to the lively and funny tenor of the story. (Ages 6–9)

Once, there were three pigs who lived in a brick house.

No, not those pigs.

These are the Pygg brothers: James, Marvin, and Lester. And when they get a visit from a wolf named Wilfong, what you think is going to happen doesn't. And what you think couldn't possibly happen actually might. But one thing that will definitely happen is that everyone is going to learn how to make wolf pie--and you know what the main ingredient in that is, right? (It's probably not what you're thinking.)